Court winds up £12m insolvency scam – CCH Daily inc Accountancy Live (subscription) (blog)

The High Court in Manchester originally ordered the winding up of PAG Management Services Ltd in 2015, but the order was suspended pending an appeal lodged by the company. This has now been formally dismissed at the companys request. Two associated companies, complicit in the operation of the scheme, Ashburton Solutions Ltd and Beacon Property…

Challenges in the Transition to the New Insolvency and Bankruptcy … – The Wire

Share this: The manner in which the law is currently being implemented seems to focus more on expeditious operationalisation rather than effective implementation. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building is illuminated during a special muhurat trading session for Diwali, the festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, November 11, 2015. Credit: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters/Files The Insolvency and…

Former Billabong boss says he regularly signed his wife’s name on documents – NEWS.com.au

Matthew Perrin wept in court as he confessed to faking his ex-wife’s signature in $13.5m fraud. Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin arrives at the District Court in Brisbane on Wednesday. Picture: Dan Peled/AAP FORMER Billabong boss Matthew Perrin has admitted he regularly signed his wifes name on legal documents. The former CEO is on trial…

Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin admits regularly signing for wife – The Sydney Morning Herald

Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin has accused his ex-wife of fabricating a confession and making him sign it when he was “contemplating suicide”. The former CEO is on trial in Brisbane District Court for fraud and forgery after he allegedly faked signatures on bank documents in 2008. Play Video Don’t Play Unexpected employment result Play…